alleryStart learning →A drug that harms microbes while sparing the host shows:
ASelective tracking
BSelective toxicity
CSelective tolerance
DSelective transport
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Selective toxicity
1. The drug must reach a target the host does not share.
2. Damage to human cells stays minimal.
3. That quality is selective toxicity.
_Source: OpenStax Microbiology, Chapter 14, Antimicrobial Drugs._
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